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Egypt court declares part of election law unconstitutionalhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3387340-egypt-court-declares-election-law-unconstitutional.html
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday ruled as unconstitutional a clause in the election law that draws voting districts, a verdict that is almost certain to delay parliamentary elections scheduled to start later this month.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in a statement that he has ordered the government to adopt the "necessary legislative amendm...Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:05:01 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3387340-egypt-court-declares-election-law-unconstitutional.html2015-03-01T18:05:01ZEgypt: 3 arrested over grisly dog killinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3379732-egypt-3-arrested-grisly-dog-killing.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Thursday arrested three men over a grisly online video showing a group of men stabbing and bludgeoning a dog to death on a busy Cairo street.
The video, which surfaced earlier in the day, triggered an avalanche of angry comments on social media that expressed horror at the killing and berating onlookers who in the vide...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:49:42 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3379732-egypt-3-arrested-grisly-dog-killing.html2015-02-26T13:49:42ZEgypt: Series of blasts in Cairo kill 1, wound at least 7http://www.mail.com/news/world/3379502-egypt-series-blasts-cairo-kill-1-wound-7.html
CAIRO (AP) — A series of blasts in Cairo on Thursday killed one person and wounded at least seven, Egyptian security officials said, the latest in a wave of attacks using homemade explosives that authorities blame on Islamist militants.
The officials said four bombs exploded in the residential districts of Imbabah and Mohandiseen in the Egyptian capital, ...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:07:38 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3379502-egypt-series-blasts-cairo-kill-1-wound-7.html2015-02-26T11:07:38ZEgyptian president issues new anti-terrorism lawhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3376062-egyptian-president-issues-anti-terrorism-law.html
CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian president has issued a law that broadens the state's definition of terrorism to include anyone who threatens public order "by any means," and gives authorities powers to draw up lists of alleged terrorists with little judicial recourse.
Under the new law, prosecutors can name someone a terrorist, freezing their assets, and barrin...Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:59:30 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3376062-egyptian-president-issues-anti-terrorism-law.html2015-02-24T17:59:30ZEgyptian court sentences activist to 5 years in prisonhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3373444-egyptian-court-sentences-activist-to-5-years-prison.html
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian activist behind the 2011 uprising was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday over an unauthorized but peaceful protest, signaling authorities' determination to stifle dissent a day after President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi vowed to release "wrongly jailed youths."
The verdict in the retrial of well-known activist Alaa Ab...Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:36:15 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3373444-egyptian-court-sentences-activist-to-5-years-prison.html2015-02-23T19:36:15ZEgypt's el-Sissi says need growing for joint Arab forcehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3372226-egypts-el-sissi-growing-joint-arab-force.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president said Sunday that the need for a joint Arab military force is growing every day as the region faces the threat of Islamic militancy.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in an address to the nation aired by local TV that Egypt's military has no interest in invading or attacking other nations, but will defend Egypt as well as ...Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:13:50 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3372226-egypts-el-sissi-growing-joint-arab-force.html2015-02-22T19:13:50ZEgypt's resorts safe, German beauty contestants sayhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3368662-egypts-resorts-safe-german-beauty-contestants.html
SOMA BAY, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian authorities say they are fighting a war on terror at home and abroad, but that hasn't stopped the Miss Germany beauty pageant from organizing a flashy preliminary contest near the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
Egypt's Red Sea resorts have taken a big hit financially since the country's 2011 uprising, but they still seem a wor...Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:43:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3368662-egypts-resorts-safe-german-beauty-contestants.html2015-02-20T11:43:13ZAnalysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaignhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3362714-analysis-egypt-embarks-ambitious-anti-terror-campaign.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond fighting militants in its own Sinai Peninsula, it is trying to organize an international coalition against the Islamic State in Libya and helping Saudi Arabia defend its borders.
The growing military alliance is rooted ...Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:59:27 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3362714-analysis-egypt-embarks-ambitious-anti-terror-campaign.html2015-02-17T22:59:27ZFrance: Egypt 1st foreign buyer of French Rafale fightershttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3354324-france-egypt-1st-foreign-buyer-french-rafale-fighters.html
PARIS (AP) — Egypt will become the first foreign buyer of Rafale fighter jets, French officials said Thursday, purchasing 24 of the multi-role French-made aircraft as part of a 5.2 billion-euro (US$5.93 billion) defense deal that will strengthen Cairo's military might in a tense and violent region.
The sale marks the culmination of years of French efforts...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:46:05 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3354324-france-egypt-1st-foreign-buyer-french-rafale-fighters.html2015-02-12T22:46:05ZEgypt prosecutor imposes media gag order on killed protesterhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3353528-egypt-prosecutor-imposes-media-gag-order-killed-protester.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor imposed a media gag order Thursday on the case of a female protester killed during a peaceful demonstration last month.
Rights groups and political factions accuse the police of killing 32-year-old Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, pointing to widely circulated footage that showed two masked, black-clad policemen pointing their rifle...Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:53:32 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3353528-egypt-prosecutor-imposes-media-gag-order-killed-protester.html2015-02-12T15:53:32ZIMF offers support to Egypt's economic policieshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3351246-imf-offers-support-to-egypts-economic-policies.html
CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund offered support to Egypt's economic policies on Wednesday, after a review of its first broad consultations with authorities in Cairo since before the country's 2011 uprising that set off years of political instability.
The long-delayed assessment projected the economy to grow 4.3 percent in the fiscal year 2015...Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:07:02 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3351246-imf-offers-support-to-egypts-economic-policies.html2015-02-11T18:07:02ZEgypt orders 3 soccer fans detained following stampedehttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3349236-egypt-orders-3-soccer-fans-detained-stampede.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors have ordered three soccer fans detained for 15 days and have released 18 others on bail in the wake of a deadly stampede outside a Cairo stadium. The fans are accused of attacking policemen, damaging police cars and terrorizing the public, an official said Tuesday.
The official said the three still detained include a 15-y...Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:15:46 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3349236-egypt-orders-3-soccer-fans-detained-stampede.html2015-02-10T21:15:46ZReport shows HSBC helped rich clients dodge taxeshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3347178-report-hsbc-helped-rich-clients-dodge-taxes.html
LONDON (AP) — A trove of leaked documents shows that HSBC's Swiss private bank turned a blind eye to illegal activities of arms dealers and blood diamond traders while helping rich people evade taxes, according to a report based on the documents that was published Monday.
The data relate to accounts worth $100 billion held by more than 100,000 people and ...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:44:27 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3347178-report-hsbc-helped-rich-clients-dodge-taxes.html2015-02-09T21:44:27ZSurvivors: Police tear gas made soccer stadium a death traphttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3347062-survivors-police-tear-gas-soccer-stadium-death-trap.html
CAIRO (AP) — Survivors described it as a corridor of death: a narrow route of high, chain-link security fences and barbed wire that thousands of soccer fans were filing through before entering the stadium to watch their team play.
Then, mayhem broke out. Those at the front of the line were turned back by police. Those in the back continued to press forwar...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:32:03 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3347062-survivors-police-tear-gas-soccer-stadium-death-trap.html2015-02-09T21:32:03ZOfficials: 25 people killed in Egyptian soccer match riothttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3346158-officials-25-people-killed-egyptian-soccer-match-riot.html
CAIRO (AP) — A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people, authorities said.
The riot, only three years after similar violence killed 74 people, began ahead of a match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defense Stadium east...Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:03:25 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/other/3346158-officials-25-people-killed-egyptian-soccer-match-riot.html2015-02-09T00:03:25ZWife of imprisoned Egyptian Al-Jazeera reporter issues pleahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3341340-wife-imprisoned-egyptian-al-jazeera-reporter-issues-plea.html
CAIRO (AP) — The wife of an Egyptian journalist for Al-Jazeera imprisoned in Cairo pleaded on Thursday for a foreign passport for her husband, reflecting concerns that his Egyptian nationality was an impediment to his freedom.
The plea came after Al-Jazeera's Peter Greste was released on Sunday after spending 400 days behind bars with two of his colleague...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:59:42 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3341340-wife-imprisoned-egyptian-al-jazeera-reporter-issues-plea.html2015-02-05T19:59:42ZLeading Egypt activist among 230 sentenced to lifehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3338730-leading-egypt-activist-230-sentenced-to-life.html
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 230 people, including one of the leading activists behind the country's 2011 uprising, to life in prison after convicting them Wednesday of taking part in clashes between protesters and security forces later that year.
All were tried in absentia except Ahmed Douma, a secular activist who is already serving a three-...Wed, 04 Feb 2015 19:59:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3338730-leading-egypt-activist-230-sentenced-to-life.html2015-02-04T19:59:23ZPopular Egypt satirist takes a fellowship post at Harvardhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3336584-popular-egypt-satirist-takes-fellowship-post-harvard.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's most popular satirist Bassem Youssef joined Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as a resident fellow for the spring semester, almost a year after his program was taken off the air for lambasting Egyptian presidents and military men.
Youssef said in a tweet Thursday that he was "proud" to join th...Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:35:17 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3336584-popular-egypt-satirist-takes-fellowship-post-harvard.html2015-02-03T15:35:17ZEgypt pound drops again versus dollar, new historic lowhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3335006-egypt-pound-drops-versus-dollar-historic-low.html
CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian pound continued its fall on Monday, dropping to its lowest level ever against the dollar after a central bank auction again allowed buyers to bid higher prices for the sought-after U.S. currency.
Authorities have allowed a steady decline since mid-January, having previously kept the pound stable for six months. Investors and econ...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:37:47 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3335006-egypt-pound-drops-versus-dollar-historic-low.html2015-02-02T15:37:47ZEgypt releases imprisoned Al-Jazeera reporterhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3333618-egypt-releases-imprisoned-al-jazeera-reporter.html
CAIRO (AP) — A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars, but his two Egyptian colleagues remained jailed in a case widely condemned as a sham by human-rights groups.
Australian Peter Greste was whisked away on a flight to Cyprus. His release came as a welcome surprise to fe...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 05:09:53 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3333618-egypt-releases-imprisoned-al-jazeera-reporter.html2015-02-02T05:09:53ZEgypt antiquities showman tells the world it's safe to visithttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3333572-egypt-antiquities-showman-tells-world-its-safe-to-visit.html
KRUGERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — Egypt's best-known archaeologist is a passionate showman with an explorer's fedora who joined the last, doomed Cabinet of President Hosni Mubarak, then resigned in a swirl of corruption allegations after the 2011 revolution ousted his patron. Admired or reviled, he is once again a frontman for Egypt, exhorting international audiences to see t...Sun, 01 Feb 2015 13:54:43 GMThttp://www.mail.com/scitech/news/3333572-egypt-antiquities-showman-tells-world-its-safe-to-visit.html2015-02-01T13:54:43ZEgypt blames Muslim Brotherhood for deadly Sinai attackhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3330436-egypt-blames-muslim-brotherhood-deadly-sinai-attack.html
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for playing a role in a sophisticated insurgent attack that killed 31 people in Egypt's volatile northern Sinai Peninsula. El-Sissi, a former army chief, cut short a trip to Ethiopia to return to Cairo Friday, as state television broadcast the arrival of the bodies of slain soldiers...Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:50:23 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3330436-egypt-blames-muslim-brotherhood-deadly-sinai-attack.html2015-01-30T19:50:23ZSimultaneous attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill 26http://www.mail.com/news/world/3329444-simultaneous-attacks-egypts-sinai-kill-26.html
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds on Thursday, killing at least 26 security officers.
An Army spokesman immediately blamed former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the attack,...Thu, 29 Jan 2015 23:15:27 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3329444-simultaneous-attacks-egypts-sinai-kill-26.html2015-01-29T23:15:27ZEgypt seeks to distance police from protester killinghttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3326690-egypt-seeks-to-distance-police-protester-killing.html
CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government on Wednesday sought to distance the police from last weekend's shooting death of a female protester, saying a forensic examination showed she was killed by a type of projectile that is "absolutely" not used by security forces.
The case of 32-year-old Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, who died after birdshot fired by police hit her d...Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:12:22 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3326690-egypt-seeks-to-distance-police-protester-killing.html2015-01-28T18:12:22ZEgyptian police criticized over death of female protesterhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3324750-egyptian-police-criticized-death-female-protester.html
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's police are coming under withering criticism as signs mount that officers not only fired birdshot at a young mother during a peaceful protest last weekend but then also hampered efforts to save her life by ignoring pleas to let an ambulance take her away.
According to witnesses and rights lawyers who spoke to The Associated Press on Tu...Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:17:19 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3324750-egyptian-police-criticized-death-female-protester.html2015-01-28T05:17:19ZEgypt: Release of Mubarak's sons caps weekend of violencehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3321692-egypt-release-mubaraks-sons-caps-weekend-violence.html
CAIRO (AP) — In a sign of confidence by a tough Egyptian government, Hosni Mubarak's two sons were freed Monday after almost four years in prison, following a weekend marked by a spate of protester killings by an increasingly heavy-handed police force.
Criticism is mounting over the shooting death of a young mother, which was captured on video and has spa...Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:08:21 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3321692-egypt-release-mubaraks-sons-caps-weekend-violence.html2015-01-26T23:08:21ZImages of shot Egypt protester revive criticism of policehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3320736-images-shot-egypt-protester-revive-criticism-police.html
CAIRO (AP) — Images of a mortally wounded protester, blood running down her face and hair as she was lifted from the pavement by a comrade, have touched off powerful criticism of Egypt's government on the anniversary of a revolution initially sparked by police brutality.
The photos and videos show a heavily armed police unit, with some members masked, sho...Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:05:14 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3320736-images-shot-egypt-protester-revive-criticism-police.html2015-01-25T22:05:14ZEgypt: 15 killed in clashes between Islamists, policehttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3320208-egypt-15-killed-clashes-islamists-police.html
CAIRO (AP) — Anti-government protesters fought street battles with police in Cairo and other cities on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising, as clashes left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. Another two people died when an explosive device they were planting under a high-voltage tower in the Nile Delta exploded prematurely, according to sec...Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:19:46 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3320208-egypt-15-killed-clashes-islamists-police.html2015-01-25T19:19:46ZEgypt's president says Islam needs a reboothttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3315856-egypts-president-islam-reboot.html
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Islam needs a reboot as Egypt and France battle the same enemy by waging war against Islamic extremism and terrorism, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Thursday.
It's a tolerant religion, he said, but in the past two to three decades it has become more associated with violent extremism. "The terrible terrorist attacks ...Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:44:18 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3315856-egypts-president-islam-reboot.html2015-01-22T22:44:18Z